| reappearance of anopheles darlingi root and vivax malaria in a controlled area of guyana, south america. | a small outbreak of malaria was reported at linden, the major mining town of bauxite and alumina, and situated 105 km up the demerara river. mass blood and fever case surveys were undertaken, coupled with subsequent passive case detection at the complex's hospital. twelve vivax malaria cases were found; seven of these seem to have been infected indigenously. corresponding surveys on the anopheline vectors showed for the first time since 1948 the presence of an. darlingi root, 1926 in the outbrea ... | 1984 | 6375050 |
| the first case of congenital/connatal malaria from guyana, south america. | the first case of congenital/connatal malaria from guyana, south america was discovered in the capital city of georgetown. the infection of the mother was acquired during a visit to the north west, an area of exclusive vivax malaria and of increasing endemicity. | 1983 | 6351384 |
| evaluation of methods for the laboratory diagnosis of malaria in guyana. | when 297 blood samples taken from patients attending a fever clinic in georgetown public hospital were examined microscopically, after thick and thin blood films had been stained with giemsa, one hundred and forty-two (47.8%) were microscopically positive for malaria. after processing the patient's serum, samples by the indirect fluorescent antibody (ifa) technique, specific igg and igm antibodies were detected in 239 (81.3%) and 179 (60.1%), respectively, of the sera. based on the microscopical ... | 1993 | 8273318 |